compressio

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See also: compressió

Latin

Etymology

From comprimō +‎ -tiō.

Pronunciation

Noun

compressiō f (genitive compressiōnis); third declension

  1. squeezing, compression
  2. embrace

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative compressiō compressiōnēs
Genitive compressiōnis compressiōnum
Dative compressiōnī compressiōnibus
Accusative compressiōnem compressiōnēs
Ablative compressiōne compressiōnibus
Vocative compressiō compressiōnēs

References

  • compressio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • compressio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • compressio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.